CFAS Sailors Attend Soto Dam Memorial Ceremony

Students from Yunoki Middle School prepare to lay flowers at the Soto Dam memorial in Sasebo, Japan, May 22, 2025. The ceremony is held annually prior to Memorial Day by Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) in remembrance of the 53 American POWs and 14 Japanese laborers who died building the Soto Dam during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raquell Williams)

Date

2025-05-22

Photographer / author

U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Raquell Williams

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photograph

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4,649 × 3,281 pixels

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