190523-N-QY759-0087 SASEBO, Japan (May 23, 2019) Sasebo City representative Ryuichiro Higashi and Capt. Brad Stallings, commander of Fleet Activities Sasebo, carry flowers to the memorial tower during the Soto Dam memorial ceremony May 23, 2019.The annual memorial ceremony is held for the 53 American POWS and 14 Japanese who died building Soto Dam during World War II. Sasebo erected a memorial tower for both American and Japanese dead in 1956. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum/Released)