I was born in 1954,and my parents lived in London,and my maternal grandfather was in the London Fire Brigade during the war, so I do not not know anyone that fought in WW 2. I joined the R.A.F in 1971 as an Airframe Mechanic and was discharged after 12 years in 1984 with the rank of Corporal. I am proud of my service, and I learnt a lot of R.A.F. history, and as far as I am concerned "Bomber"Harris was only doing as Churchill requested, and I think that it is wrong that Harris was snubbed after the war.
The Bomber Command Memorial and the statue of Harris were long overdue,and every time I am in London I visit the Bomber Command Memorial and say Thank You.
Do not judge the past by todays standards,as someone once said :They speak a different language in the past",and I for one am glad that they do, do not judge history by todays standards.
This is my longest post on this forum,and I apologise if I have said to much.