America did defeat the enemy in WWI. Obviously it was not the war to end all wars as advertised.
Good, lets have a big day for VJ Day. We need more things to unify us as a people. I say, on this day we put up statues. Like to Audie Murphy, and Alan Turning, even Openheimer, Even Bob Hope and Bing Crosby (For their USO work).
My Grandfather was wounded and his brother was killed in France in WWI, 25 years later my father was there fighting the same people in the same place. And we still may get into a mess over there if we are not careful.