Meet a Hero would like to wish a very Happy Thanksgiving to all of our vets and servicemembers here and overseas.

Thanksgiving is a great time to show your support for the men and women who are serving and who have served our country, and a time when we should remember all those who are not able to share this holiday with their families and loved ones.

While you are waiting for your flight, your train, or your ride, take a moment to thank a vet or a servicemember when you see one, and send a tweet with hashtag #meetahero to tell us who you have met!

Here is a great initiative from Xerox. Go to Letssaythanks.com and send a free postcard to a servicemember stationed overseas. The troops need to know we are thinking of them during the holiday season, especially those who will not be able to spend the holidays with their loved ones. Show them you are thinking about them! Check out the widget!

Check out this report and the great things Blue Star Mothers does for our men and women serving overseas.

From CNN’s The Marquee Blog

Plenty of hard-core gamers called in sick to work or school today, having been in line at midnight to grab a copy of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.” As expected, the reviews of the latest title in the series are glowing, with one taking special note of the realism of the opening scene at a U.S. Army base, and praising the believability of the setting.

But there’s realism, and then there’s reality – and no one’s likely to make a videogame about the real difficulties many Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines face making the transition back into civilian life. It can be extremely tough to find jobs, especially in this economy: according to Activision Blizzard, the publisher of the Call of Duty series, more than 500,000 unemployed veterans live in the United States.

So the game isn’t the only thing Activision Blizzard launched today. The Call of Duty Endowment, or CODE, is designed to raise awareness of the issue, and help fund organizations that provide veterans with job training and placement. Activision says CODE will receive the proceeds from sales of “Modern Warfare 2,” which should jump-start its fundraising nicely. The non-profit’s first grant: $125,000 to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, to help build a new vocational services center in Boston. CODE’s directors say they hope to raise millions more for such projects.

We glorify our fighting men and women in games like “Call of Duty.” We honor them when they fall. And many of us will take at least a moment tomorrow to remember them on Veterans Day.

Let’s remember them in between those times, as well.

Meet a Hero would like to say thank you to all those who are serving and who have served our country.

Please take some time today to think about our troops and vets, go thank one or two, and send us a tweet!

Meet a Hero would like to extend condolences to those who lost loved ones at Fort Hood today and to wish those wounded a speedy recovery.

Let’s keep in mind the brave men and women we have lost today.