Before his deployment to Afghanistan, Hart took out a $3 million life insurance policy. In the event of his death, just under $1 million would go to a charity for disabled Marines. Roughly another $1 million would go to Hart's family. The remaining $1.2 million? I guess Hart really wanted to leave his pals something incredible to remember him by ... http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_n...e=outbrain&utm_content=outbrain&quick_picks=1
I knew a soldiering type lad named David Hart back in the UK. He'd be a lot older than 24 now though. Sometimes I wonder what ever became of him.
That's a good question - and one I wondered about too. Think they'll pay up? "Being deployed to a war zone" seems like it might count as a pre-existing condition.
Turns out the amount of the policy is quoted as $3 million above because the story is sourced from South Africa so that's South African Rand not US (but apparently they use $ for rand). The marine is british - David Charles Hart died in 2010 - the amount of the policy was 250,000 UK pounds (which is about $400k - significant, but not $3 million).
when i enlisted it was standard practice for most gi's to cough up the 3.50 (us $) for a life insurance policy from Servicemens group life insurance company or SGLI. it was 250 K. i made the national debt reduction fund my beneficiary...
