Tom Hussey created a series of poignant portraits.
Photographer Tom Hussey created the Reflection series.
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He was speaking to a World War II veteran who was quickly approaching his 80th birthday.
Courtesy Tom Hussey "Reflections"
"I can't believe I'm going to be 80," he told Hussey. "I feel like I just came back from the war. I look in the mirror and I see this old guy."
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"It's a universal condition — at some point in your life, you look in the mirror and say, 'Wait a minute, how did I get this old?'" Hussey told BuzzFeed.
Courtesy Tom Hussey "Reflections"