YORK, England – A British soldier killed by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan left $161,500 in his will — so his friends could go on vacation to Las Vegas, The Sun reported Monday.
Royal Marine David Hart, who had taken out a $403,800 life insurance policy before he was deployed to Afghanistan, stipulated in a letter that in the event of his death, his friends and their partners should travel to Sin City for a massive party in his memory.
“In his letter David said he had had a great life and had no regrets about anything. He always said he would do something like this if something bad happened,” friend Andy Hare said. “He said, ‘Go and have a good time and spend all this money.’”
Now, one year after 23-year-old Hart’s death, 32 friends will fly to Nevada to honor his final wishes.
Hart, a combat medic, also set aside money for his family as well as $80,700 for a charity for wounded Marines.
“He was the best brother I could have wished for,” Sarah Hart, 27, told the newspaper. “He was caring, funny and had an infamous grin. He would always be there for you. I’m proud to have been his sister and of his career as a commando.”
Lt. Col. Paul James characterized Hart as the “perfect Marine — magnificent and in personality and profession.”
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You can not, without a doubt in my mind, find a better friend than David Hart. This is so badass I’m kind of at a loss for words. Not only did he die protecting people’s freedom but he then went on to leave the greatest will in the history of the world. Go ahead guys, have the best party of all time on me. I don’t think I’ve ever seen something like this. Most people talk about doing something like this, but to actually carry through with it and give your friends 160 k with the only wish being that they blow it on gambling and booze and partying their dicks off is unmatched. I wish I could say I would do something like this but I won’t. It takes a special level of cool/macho to pull this off, something I know I don’t have.
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I think the best part about this gift is that you basically are cementing your legacy as a larger than life figure for the rest of time. No one will ever talk shit about you, not that talking shit about dead people happens all that often but I bet it does. But not for David Hart. Every time his name is mentioned everyone will pour one out and talk about him like he’s William Wallace. Badass.
Huge fan of those beans
- dynamo