Maryland Gold Star Mothers Stephanie White and Michelle Murphy attended the dedication ceremony of The Ellicott City Blue Star Memorial on September 18, 2021. This ceremony was sponsored by The Howard County Garden Club. The Blue Star Memorial Marker, located at the Miller Branch of the Howard County Library System replaces previous Blue Star Memorial markers that were washed away in the Ellicott City floods of 2016 and 2018. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball attended and acknowledged the Blue Star Mothers and those Veterans who served.