text: A U.K. soldier killed by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan will be posthumously giving 32 of his friends the vacation of a lifetime. 
   
   As the Sun is reporting, British Royal Marine David Hart took out a 250,000 pound (or about $400,000) insurance policy before he was deployed with instructions that $150,000 of that amount should go toward a Las Vegas holiday for his pals and their girlfriends. 
   
   According to friend Andy Hare, the Vegas vacation will serve as a particularly fitting tribute, as Hart -- described by fellow officers as "the perfect Marine" -- looked forward to his "lad's holidays" each year, the Daily Mail reports. "He loved going away with his mates -- it was always the best two weeks of the year," said Hare, 25. "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. He said, 'Go and have a good time and spend all this money'. All the lads said, 'What a guy'." 
   
   Hart's parents didn't seem to mind the stipulation, as Hart's friends have been very supportive of the family since his death. "Since his death, all of his friends have been round to see us," father Chris is quoted as saying. "It's nice they have been there to support us." 
   
   But the insurance money will also go toward funding ventures other than gambling. Hart, 23, also reportedly stipulated that $80,000 would go toward a charity group of injured Marines, while his family will also receive $160,000. 
   
   Family and friends have also planned to embark on a charitable U.K. bike ride to raise money in Hart's memory this fall. View their fundraising page here. ||||| 'Go and have a good time': Soldier killed by Taliban bomb leaves £100,000 to send 32 mates on trip to Las Vegas 
   
   Hero: Royal Marine David Hart was killed by a Taliban bomb while on patrol in Helmand 
   
   A Royal Marine who was killed serving in Afghanistan left £100,000 in his will to send 32 friends on the holiday of a lifetime to Las Vegas. 
   
   David Hart took out life insurance before he was killed in a bomb blast while on patrol in the town of Sangin, in lawless Helmand province. 
   
   
   
   And he made sure all his pals and their girlfriends would get to celebrate his life in style by ensuring a big chunk of the £250,000 insurance payout went on giving them a party trip to remember. 
   
   His friend Andy Hare, 25, told the Sun newspaper: 'He loved going away with his mates - it was always the best two weeks of the year. They were lads' holidays and great times. 
   
   '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. 
   
   'He said, 'Go and have a good time and spend all this money'. All the lads said, 'What a guy'.' 
   
   David, who lived with his parents Chris, 60, and Dilys, 54, in Poppleton, near York, was killed a day before his 24th birthday. 
   
   He left £50,000 to his favourite charity for injured Marines as well as a sum to his family. 
   
   Dad Chris told the Sun: 'Since his death, all of his friends have been round to see us. 
   
   Generous: David, who had taken out a £250,000 life insurance policy before he was deployed, stipulated that in the event of his death, his friends should travel to Las Vegas 
   
   As well as sending his mates to Vegas he left £50,000 to his favourite charity for injured Marines as well as a sum to his family 
   
   'It's nice they have been there to support us.' 
   
   His sister Sarah, 27, added: 'He was the best brother I could have wished for. 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.' 
   
   David joined the Royal Marines in 2009 and served with 40 Commando. Shortly before his death he had qualified as a combat medic. 
   
   His Commanding Officer Lt Col Paul James described him as 'a perfect commando' 
   
   He said: 'He was a young and deeply impressive marine who was fiercely courageous and always thinking of others before himself.' 
   
   Chris, Sarah and David's pals are embarking on a 170 mile charity cycle ride in September to raise cash for the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund.
target: – A British marine killed in Afghanistan left 32 of his closest friends a hefty parting gift: $150,000 for a Las Vegas vacation, reports the Huffington Post. Before David Hart left for duty, he took out a life insurance policy for roughly $400,000, and gave strict instructions that a portion of that money should send his friends and their girlfriends to Sin City, saying ‘Go and have a good time and spend all this money.” Hart was a big fan of holidays himself, a friend remembers, saying their "lad's holidays" were “always the best two weeks of the year.” The remainder of his policy will go to charity for injured Marines, and to his family, who isn’t at all put off by their late son’s support for a good time. Hart, described by his fellow officers as ‘the perfect Marine,’ was killed in Afghanistan after a Taliban bomb explosion, on the day before his 24th birthday, reports the Daily Mail.