page_title: Bunkers in Baghdad
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bunkers in Baghdad / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Golf pros, from left, Becky Lucidi, Carl Paulson and Mike Sposa show off their skills to Soldiers of the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team at Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq, Aug. 19. The three, along with LPGA golfer Jill McGill, visited the base as part of their "Fairways 2 Greens" tour in Iraq. "They should call it the 'bunkers to bunkers tour,'" said Paulson. The driving range is nearly 200 yards of gravel in a corner of the base. Unit: Multi-National Division Baghdad DVIDS Tags: game; sport; soldiers
context_page_description: Bunkers in Baghdad is an American charity organization that ships golf balls, clubs, and other equipment to active-duty American troops stationed around the world and to veterans recuperating stateside. Founded in 2008 by Buffalo, NY-based attorney Joseph M. Hanna, it has shipped nearly 8 million golf balls and 575,000 clubs to troops in 65 countries. Corporate supporters include Callaway Golf, Arnold Palmer Enterprises, TopGolf, and Delaware North, among many others.
context_section_description: Hanna, a partner at Goldberg Segalla, told Golf Digest in a 2013 profile that he was inspired to start the charity after watching a news segment about the living conditions of American soldiers in Iraq. "I had an idea, and like ideas that have the best chance of succeeding, it was simple: I would collect clubs and balls and send them to Iraq so soldiers could relax after a day in the zone, same as me," he said.  As of May 2016, the charity was shipping an average of 73,000 golf balls per month.
caption: Golf pros, from left, Becky Lucidi, Carl Paulson and Mike Sposa show off their skills to Soldiers of the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team at Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq, Aug. 19.
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