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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — The final day of the Wings Over Solano air show and open house Sunday still had plenty of entertainment for visitors alongside the high-flying demonstrations. Visitors could meet with a century-old World War II veteran, Lewis A. Patteson, who flew up with his friend and pilot Taigh Ramey and son Lea Patteson from Stockton for the final day of the show in a restored PV-2D Harpoon. Technically, Patteson lost his pilot license a few years back and he flies with his instructor as a student pilot today. He used to have a private plane that was not an antique that he flew with his son across the country. He recalled those times as being a lot of fun. Ramey is a skilled craftsman, restoring Twin Beech aircraft, Patteson said. Between them, they like to fly to air shows and give people a taste of a vintage aircraft and talk history. The model of plane they flew in on Sunday is very similar to the one Patteson flew when he was in the Navy.
“Ours has more advanced technology, like better radar and navigation,” he said. Born in 1921, Patteson joined the Navy VB-135 as a pilot/navigator, trained in the PV-1 when he was around 22 years old and was sent to the Aleutians in March 1943. He has a very good memory for those years and loves talking about his time in the military. “I have amassed a collection of information,” he said. “People call me from all over asking questions.” Patteson also has logbooks from the war and lovingly shares that information with anyone who wants to talk about that time. He is more than happy to share what he can – or to find out the answer to a question. He said he hopes to connect with other World War II veterans who want to chat about the war. The air show had more than just planes flying. There was also plenty of food, vendors and veterans to talk with during the show. Leslie Yu is a volunteer at the Travis Aviation Museum. Yu served in the military at Travis Air Force Base for nine years as a technician with the 349th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. After retiring, he and
his family decided to stayed in Fairfield. Yu volunteers at the museum in his free time, helping to share the story of the base and military history. The museum has more than 65 interactive and static exhibits for visitors to explore along with more than 50 indoor exhibits that include six aircraft and a restored 1942 Seagrave fire truck. Outside are more displays, with 22 aircraft that include the B-29 “Miss America ‘62,” and the C-141 “Golden Bear.” The museum can only be accessed once past the security gates so visitors who are non-military who want to check it out during the open hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Tuesday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays will need to stop by the visitors center and check in. Base personnel will then call the museum to have an escort take the visitors to the museum. Anyone with a military identification card just needs to show the ID at the security gate and then head over to the museum. Admission is free. The air show and open house wrapped with thousands enjoying a weekend of American heritage at the Travis Air Force Base.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The fatal shooting of 10 people at a grocery store in a historically Black neighborhood of Buffalo by a young white gunman is being investigated as a hate crime and an act of “racially motivated violent extremism,” federal officials said Sunday. Authorities said that the suspect, Payton Gendron, 18, of Conklin, New York, researched the demographics of the neighborhood around the Tops Friendly Markets store while looking for places with a high concentration of Black residents. Gendron drove
from about 200 miles away and arrived in Buffalo at least a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance, police said. livestreamed He the massacre with a helmet camera, shooting 11 Black people and two white people, police said. President Joe Biden on Sunday described the shootings as “a racially motivated act of white supremacy and violent extremism,” and said that while the Justice Department conducts its investigation, “we must all work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the See Buffalo, Page A7
What we know about the victims of the Buffalo grocery store shooting The Washington Post A grandmother who volunteered every weekend at her church’s food pantry. An octogenarian who was a devoted caregiver to her husband of 68 years. A retired police officer and amateur inventor who tried to stop the shooter. These were some of the lives cut short in a blaze of hate-fueled violence in Buffalo on Saturday. The attack at a busy supermarket during which 10 people were killed and three were injured was an act of “pure evil,” said Eric County Sheriff John Garcia. Authorities have described the shooting as a hate crime and a case of racially motivated violent extremism.
They are also exploring a possible domestic terrorism charge. Eleven of the 13 people shot were Black. According to police, the suspect, 18-yearold Payton Gendron, is believed to have published a lengthy online document riddled with racist, antisemitic and white supremacist beliefs. The text detailed plans for the attack, including the intent to target a predominantly Black neighborhood. Gendron has pleaded not guilty to a charge of firstdegree murder. The mass shooting is the latest in a painful litany of violence driven by hate and racism. They include attacks on a Black church in See Victims, Page A7
Finland formally seeking entry into NATO Tribune Content Agency LVIV, Ukraine — Leaders of Finland said Sunday that the Nordic nation plans to seek membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a move almost certain to escalate geopolitical tensions arising from the Russian war in Ukraine. At a joint news conference in the presidential palace in Helsinki, President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced the decision by Finland – which has long been a neutral country – to apply for entry into the U.S.led alliance. “This is a historic day,” Niinisto said. “A new era begins.” Finland shares a more than 800-mile border
with Russia, which views any expansion of the 30-member NATO bloc toward its territory as a grave security threat. Ukraine’s emergence as a Western ally that could potentially join NATO is cited by many experts as a major reason why President Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine. Sweden has already taken steps toward joining NATO. And a bid by Georgia – a former Soviet republic – is again on the table despite Moscow’s vociferous objections. NATO officials were meeting Sunday in Berlin to consider moves by Finland, Sweden and other nations to join the alliance. NATO was also contemplating additional aid to war-ravaged Ukraine. Denmark’s foreign
minister, Jeppe Kofod, dismissed suggestions that objections from Putin could hinder the alliance from accepting new members, The Associated Press reported. “Each and every European country has a fundamental right to choose their own security arrangement,” Kofod told reporters. “We see now a world where the enemy of democracy No. 1 is Putin and the thinking that he represents,” he said. The foreign ministers of Sweden and Finland were scheduled to meet with NATO representatives in Germany. Niinisto said that he told Putin during a phone call Saturday that the invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed “the security environment of
Finland,” and said his country will seek NATO membership “in the next few days.” The news has been welcomed by the U.S. and several NATO member states, but has angered Russia. The Kremlin said Saturday that Putin had warned Niinisto that the relationship between the neighbors could be “negatively affected” if Finland applies to join NATO. And in a sign of the economic power that Russia wields over much of Europe, on Saturday the Finnish power company Fingrid said that Russia cut off electricity supplies to the nation. A representative for the company said that Finland “can cope” and that the See NATO, Page A7
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