SASEBO, Japan (May 28, 2021) Attendants of the Soto Dam memorial ceremony from Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) salute during the playing of taps during the Soto Dam memorial ceremony, May 28, 2021. The memorial was erected in 1956 by Sasebo City for the 53 American POWS and 14 Japanese laborers who died building Soto Dam during World War II. The bilateral ceremony, normally attended by the public, was conducted by a small number of U.S. Navy, Sasebo City, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and local community representatives due to COVID-19 limitations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jasmine Ikusebiala)