Back in Your Own Backyard

Back in Your Own Backyard is a side quest in Fallout: New Vegas.

Synopsis
Nelson recently fell to Caesar's Legion, capturing several troopers. Seeing an opportunity to take advantage of the NCR's moral fortitude, they crucified the hostages. Torturing them within sight of NCR positions. The Courier must either mercy kill them or defy the odds and extract those men from their torturers.

Walkthrough

 * 1) Talk to Ranger Milo at the NCR checkpoint southwest of Nelson
 * 2) Either fight through the Legion occupiers and rescue the NCR troopers, or mercy kill the captive NCR troopers from a distance.
 * 3) Return to Milo.

Behind the scenes
The title of the quest is a cultural reference to the song "Back in Your Own Backyard".

Bugs

 * Ranger Milo will not recognize that you have saved the hostages until all Legion members are dead (including Legion mongrels).
 * It is possible that Boone will not recognize that you've saved the hostages, and react negatively towards the player character as if you decided to execute them.
 * Milo can sometimes get stuck close to the wooden ramps leading down Nelson, making it impossible to complete the quest.
 * Due to the amount of bugs with Milo, it's recommended that you assault Nelson and rescue the hostages before speaking to Ranger Milo. Once finished with the quest you can head back up to the encampment and Milo will run to your character and comment on how Nelson was taken. You will still get the experience and NCR fame for doing the mission beforehand.
 * One group of hostages may get stuck together running in a circle. This results in a partial payout of 50 caps and the successful completion of the quest. "I have managed to free some of the hostages" is the only dialogue available to end the quest.