in his letter david said he had had a great life and had no regrets about anything . he said , ' what a guy ' . hart , 23 , also reportedly stipulated that $ 80,000 would go toward a ' 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 . 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 . in his letter david said he had had a great life and had no regrets about anything . david , who lived with his parents chris , 60 , and dilys , 54 , in poppleton , near york , was killed a day before his 24th birthday . 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 . since his death , all of his friends have been round to see us , " father chris is quoted as saying . "