Why Mike went back

Rating: 9/10 (18 December 2011)

Mike went back to Vietnam to rescue Nick for one reason: they were best friends. A friendship as strong as their's is a bond that cannot be broken by distance, time , or any other obstacle. Mike would never leave Nick in Vietnam. Furthermore, he had promised he wouldn't. When Nick told Mike he couldn't abandon him in Vietnam, Mike promised he wouldn't. It turned out to be an empty promise, as they were separated during the war, and Nick was left behind while Mike went home. Mike didn't give up, though, and went back to Vietnam to find Nick. Mike had a very linear way of thinking, and he couldn't leave this particualar order of business unfinished. While his mission to save his best friend was unsuccessful, he at least proved he was a man of his word and that friendship is a bond too powerful to be broken even by war.