Wake up - stop complaining about the war and start helping those who are fighting it.

Today, Move America Forward is hosting a huge drive to send more than $500,000 worth of care packages to the troops overseas. You can help with this effort.A lot of things are going to be happening today.

There will be a Jerry Lewis style 8-hour Internet Telethon (”From the Frontlines”) on June 26th (from 4:00pm - Midnight - Eastern). This cutting edge production “From The Frontlines” will be broadcast live by UStream.tv and hosted by Melanie Morgan & Michelle Malkin. Live and taped reports will be broadcast from our troops serving in Iraq & Afghanistan during the historic 8-hour event. We are also deeply honored that Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has also signed on to support the “Candy Diplomacy” portion of this effort!

CLICK HERE for complete details regarding the “From the Frontlines” 8-hour telethon that takes place on June 26th.

So maybe it is a bit awkward - you are not sure how to say it and you’re not sure how it will be taken. Here are a couple of ways to say thank you to our troops that might be a little easier for you.

Here are two ways to say thank you to someone serving in our armed forces.

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The second way takes a little more work, but it is just as cool in the effect it has.

If you are in a diner or restaurant, explain to your server that you want to say thanks to the military persons seated in the establishment with you by paying for their meal, but you don’t want them to know who it was who did it.

Now, every person in the place is a potential “thanker” and even the most innocent look from another patron to the military folks can have a whole new meaning.

I was once a recipient of this kind of thanks and I know how I felt just being acknowledged through an anonymous grilled cheese sandwich.