It’s one thing to enlist in the armed forces knowing full well the possibility exists of having to serve in an active combat campaign. That takes bravery. And in some vague sense, it also makes that person a hero.

It’s another thing altogether to enlist and have the foresight to plan your own funeral, take care of your family and donate a large sum of money to a charity in the event of your death.

David Hart did all of that. Fairly remarkable for a kid who was all of 23 years old.

The term hero gets thrown around a lot, and perhaps to a degree it has lost any and all meaning (in the same sense that the word genius has as well). But think about the kind of person it takes to join the Royal Marines and then take steps to plan for your own death. Well, it’s not just those things that make a person a hero, it’s that British Marine David Hart did all that with some serious gusto.

The combat medic took out a life insurance policy for £250,000 (roughly equivalent to $400,000) before leaving for Afghanistan. He then made sure in his will that the money paid out from the life insurance policy would be doled out between his funeral party, his family and a charity he cared about.

As the young kids say, that move was full of swag (do young kids actually say this?).

Hart was subsequently killed during his tour of duty in 2010, a year after he enlisted. Though that is certainly an unfortunate tragedy, his death and wherewithal to take out a life insurance policy means that not only will his family get $160,000, but a charity for wounded marines will now receive some $80,000.

Here’s where it gets awesome: The remaining $160,000 will be used by his family and friends to party in his memory on the Vegas strip.

“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, reports Fox News. “He said, ‘Go and have a good time and spend all this money.’”

So that’s just what 32 of David Hart’s friends and family will do one year after his death, which occurred in the Helmand danger spot of Sangin. They will all travel to Sin City to spend the bulk of $160,000 partying and paying tribute to their lost loved one and member of the 40 Commando unit.

“He was the best brother I could have wished for. He was caring, funny and had an infamous grin,” said his sister Sarah. “He would always be there for you. I’m proud to have been his sister and of his career as a commando.”

To further honor Hart, his family and friends are doing more than just blowing the money on hookers, drugs, gambling and booze out in Vegas. They’re going to bike more than 170 miles in September to raise more money for the Royal Marine’s Charitable Trust Fund in David’s honor.

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