Gold Star Families Luminary Ceremony
Bridging Life Hospice Care Facility
Westminster, Maryland
September 28, 2025
On Gold Star Families Day, Bridging Life held a luminary ceremony. Maryland Gold Star Mother Julie El-Taher spoke for a few minutes. Gold Star Mother and Father Lauren and Matt Seidler were also in attendance. Bikers without Borders performed a formation ride in honor of our fallen. The Carroll County Historical Society also provided names of soldiers from the Civil War, WWI, and WWII.
Thank you to Kathy Barna and Gold Star Mother Alison Michalowski for organizing this solemn and moving event.
Thank you to Mission BBQ for catering.
