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WEST DES MOINES — Approximately 12,000 Iowa members of the armed services and their families will receive pork care packages from the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation and Iowa Select Farms to celebrate the holiday season, according to information released through Iowa Select Farms.

Every member of all Iowa military units will receive $40 worth of coupons good for various pork products, including pork, ham, ribs, bacon and ground pork, equating to $480,000 in free pork, according to the press release.

“We’re very thankful for our troops and proud to be able to support them during the holidays,” said Jeff Hansen, president and CEO of Iowa Select Farms and co-founder of the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation. “We know that we could never repay the debt we owe to them for our security, but bringing military families together for a festive meal is our humble way of trying.”

Employees of Iowa Select Farms are delivering the pork care packages to all units of the Iowa National Guard, along with the 132nd Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard; 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard; U.S. Army Reserves; U.S. Navy Reserves; and U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Pork care packages were also delivered to the Iowa National Guard’s Survivor Outreach Services for 600 Iowa families of fallen soldiers.