FOR once this week, the BBC buried its Brexit bias and reported on a story that touched many people.
Being a former Serviceman, it resonated deeply with me.
We learnt that in 1944, just two months before D-Day, eight-year-old Tony Foulds was playing in a local park in Sheffield when a stricken USAF B17 bomber crashed nearby.
Every day since, he has tended a memorial he built to the 10-man crew who gave their lives.
Now 82, he has been rewarded for his extraordinary dedication.
The USAF and RAF at Lakenheath will stage a spectacular flypast on 22 February, the 75th anniversary of the crash, to honour the crew of ‘Mi Amigo’ (My Friend).
And what a fitting name.
US Ambassador Woody Johnson, who sat beside Mr Foulds on the BBC sofa, said that the special relationship between the US and Britain was “stronger now than ever,” and that, “you are our best ally.”
Mr Johnson was among the first to offer us a free trade deal post Brexit on behalf of the US.
This positive reaction and encouragement is in sharp contrast to the punitive stance of the Eurocrats.
A genuine ally would not behave like that, which is why the US has played, and will continue to play, such a significant role in our island history.
It might be interesting to note how the US navy has been helping our sailors and fliers hone their skills to operate on, and from, our two, new 60,000-ton aircraft carriers.
And, of course, there are our shared NATO responsibilities, with most EU countries failing to pay their share of this hugely expensive but necessary burden.
Make no mistake, whatever your view of the current President, the US is our best ally and will remain so.