Sunday, June 19, 2011

Sad But Cool

From the Sun UK: David Hart, 23, took out life insurance before he went to Afghanistan.
And he wrote a letter saying a chunk of the £250,000 policy proceeds should pay for his pals and their girlfriends to go on a party trip in his memory if he died.
Now 32 friends are jetting to the US - a year after David died in the Helmand danger spot of Sangin.
Pal Andy Hare, 25, said: "He loved going away with his mates - it was always the best two weeks of the year. They were lads' holidays and great times."
Construction manager Andy added: "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'."...
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/3647074/Marine-killed-by-Taliban-leaves-100000-in-his-will-to-sendbr-32-of-his-mates-on-holiday.html#ixzz1PmRGesU7
The buddies are going to party in Las Vegas. I hope that the casino's these guys go to will throw in another $100,000 or more for these brave troops from the Royal Marines of the U.K.

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