Lt. Col. Val Clay, 108th Training Command (IET), speaks

Lt. Col. Val Clay, 108th Training Command (IET), speaks with Tim Tetz, director of public affairs for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, as Billy Mitchell lays at his feet. “Mitch,” as he is called, is a yellow Labrador retriever “hero dog” that travels the country with Tetz and the traveling “Wall that Heals.” The 108th Training Command (IET) Junior Officer Association sponsored a staff ride Sunday, Oct. 19, to provide professional development on lessons learned from past conflicts. Approximately 8,000 people visited the memorial in Fort Mill, S.C., from Oct. 15-19. Eleven service members from Fort Mill died from wounds directly received during the Vietnam conflict.