Soto Dam Memorial Ceremony
SASEBO, Japan (May 25, 2023) Capt. David Adams, commander of Fleet Activities Sasebo, and Keio Kitamura, director of Sasebo City Base Affairs Policy Bureau, carry ceremonial flowers to lay at the Soto Dam Memorial in Sasebo, Japan May 25, 2023. The annual memorial ceremony is held for the 53 American POWs and 14 Japanese laborers who died building Soto Dam during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Quinton A. Lee)