Mizuhara was a popular personality amongst baseball fans.

We never thought of Richard as disabled because that was never the way he saw himself.He went through eight reconstructive operations before making the decision to have his left leg was amputated as well.

Uyehara (center) after flight training as a bombardier/navigator at Mather Air Force Base.in an airplane falling out of the sky.But for those like Uncle Richard.

Bloodied and grievously wounded.Hed jump in and out of his wheelchair and when we were going someplace he would put on his prosthetic legs and just go.

Dad had passed away months before.

even taking a trip across the country in a motor home to watch John Glenn fly on the space shuttle in 1998.director of field education in UCLAs Department of Social Welfare.

UCLA Luskin Dept of Social Welfare professor emeritus.as LTSC spearheaded a 30-year effort to create the community recreation center.

and services for the elderly and non-English-speaking clients.Photo by Mike MuraseSome of the UCLA MSW students who worked as LTSC interns with Bill Watanabe and Yasuko Sakamoto over the years.