Have we just forgotten?

I watched hours of TV news yesterday, listened to the radio a couple of hours, and checked the on-line version of our newspaper, yet I saw or heard no mention of the fact that August 15 is the anniversary of V-J Day - the day (in 1945) when the Imperial Government of Japan surrendered, ending combat in World War II.

I know, it has been 68 years. But when World War I ended, that date (November 11) became a national holiday. I am not suggesting another holiday, just a brief remembrance.

On December 7, 1941, when Japan dragged the U.S. into the war by destroying much of our Naval facilities in Hawaii, we were ill-prepared for war. But, within the span of just 1,347 days, we rebuilt our manufacturing capabilities and our military, and defeated the ready-for-war Axis powers.

Wouldn't you think someone in news media would have mentioned that? Given that youth is the valued asset in today's culture, there probably are no working reporters who were alive 68 years ago. But, is that date not noted on anyone's calendar? Or has Japan become such an important ally that it would not be PC to remind them of their defeat?

How about teaching Japanese students, and our own, that on August 15, 1945, the Japanese people came to their senses and tossed out the conquest-bound leaders who had led them into so much death and destruction?