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Guam committee hears push to expand veteran license-plate designs, plans markup
Summary
The Committee on Health and Veterans Affairs heard testimony June 12 on Bill 5 to allow conflict-specific graphics, branch identifiers and medal symbols on Guam's veteran license plates; the measure will go to markup with direction for design coordination among veterans groups, the Office of Veterans Affairs and Revenue & Taxation.
The Committee on Health and Veterans Affairs met June 12 in Hagåtña to hear public testimony on Bill 5, which would expand Guam's veteran license plates to permit conflict-zone identifiers, branch-specific markings and earned-medal graphics, a committee member said.
Supporters and veterans organizations told the committee the changes would let veterans publicly display service details they consider meaningful. "This bill is another opportunity to honor and serve those who served with courage and bravery," Senator Joe St. Augustine wrote in prepared remarks read into the record by the chair.
Veterans and advocates said they back the bill but urged careful design work and consideration of costs. Roy Gamboa, president of nonprofit Gotcha 671, said the proposal is "very simple, straight to the point" and suggested the committee consider printed plastic plates to allow full images and reduce stamping…
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