Jessica Glenn

I support the Gold Star family license plate bill. I do not think it’s necessary to have a Gold Star father license plate if the expense of creating additional license plates to identify the specific relationship to the deceased soldier is a deterrent for passing this bill. I am a Gold Star wife with 3 school aged children - their father died of a service connected illness after 3 combat tours, I unfortunately can not make it to the State House in person to support this bill. We moved from Massachusetts where they do have a Gold Star family license plate. I believe that having a specialized plate allows people who see them to pause and reflect. Perhaps ask themselves - “What is a Gold Star family?” Some don’t even know what a Gold Star family is. I think the projected costs to make these license plates are minimal to what was sacrificed to “earn” this title of a Gold Star family member. A Gold Star family can not have a Veterans plate in NH- these are reserved only for the actual Veteran. The NH state provided Gold Star sticker decals are too large to adhere to a license plate. They cover up the numbers/letters on the plate. 47 states and 1 US territory currently have Gold Star license plates. I believe that New Hampshire needs to abide by it’s “live free or die” motto and respect those Gold Star family members who have lost spouses, children, parents, and siblings (the relationships that define a Gold Star family) - these veterans died to ensure the freedoms of the people in NH and the USA. Please make New Hampshire the last of the 3 states in this country to adopt this law. Thank you.