As Americans across the United States celebrate Thanksgiving with their loved ones,
Star Wars icon Mark Hamill took a moment to share a touching tribute to his friend and co-star Carrie Fisher, who passed away late last year.
Hamill posted a previously released image of the pair as Luke and Leia from the upcoming film
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, adding that he was "thankful [for] the memories."
Hamill also
made sure to commemorate what would have been Carrie Fisher's 61st birthday in late October with another emotional photo of the two. The
Star Wars actor has been hard-hit by Fisher's passing, and claims he copes with the void by still thinking of her in the present tense.
"The only way I've been able to cope is to think of her in the present tense. She's so vital in my mind even today," Hamill told Men's Journal. Still he remains quite candid when talking about his relationship with the late Fisher. "We had our ups and downs. She was almost like a real sibling because I loved her deeply, but she could be so exasperating. When she went into cardiac arrest, it never occurred to me that she wouldn't bounce back. I just thought, 'Well, she's got her next book written.' She'll call it A Piece of My Heart or something acerbic and witty."