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Mark Hamill pays tribute to Carrie Fisher on anniversary of her death

Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher starred again in the most recent installment of the "Star Wars" saga. Fisher died on Dec. 27, 2016.

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Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher starred again in the most recent installment of the "Star Wars" saga. Fisher died on Dec. 27, 2016.
By Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Dec 27, 2017

Mark Hamill continues to carry on.

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The “Star Wars” icon on Wednesday tweeted an early morning tribute honoring his close friend and fellow actor, Carrie Fisher, on the one-year anniversary of her death.

“No one's ever really gone …,” Hamill wrote, using the hashtags “AlwaysWithUs and #CarrieOnForever.

Hamill also added a photo collage of himself and Fisher through the years.

Fisher died at age 60 on Dec. 27, 2016.

The latest chapter of the “Star Wars” saga, “The Last Jedi,” features Fisher as General Leia Organa who stars alongside Hamill -- her on-screen brother, Luke Skywalker.

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