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nprradiopictures: Photo Courtesy of Tom Hussey Tom Hussey recalls going over to his dad’s house a while back and chatting with a family friend, a World War II veteran named Gardner. “He was about to turn either 75 or 80,” Hussey says. “We were sitting around talking and he said, ‘I can’t believe it. I still feel like I just got back from the war. I should be in my 20s — and then I look in the mirror and see this face I don’t recognize.’ “ That inspired Hussey, a commercial photographer, to capture the sentiment. He posed Gardner in this photo, and for the reflection, hired a model who looks the way Gardner feels. Does The Mirror Reflect How You Feel?
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    Photo Courtesy of Tom Hussey

    Tom Hussey recalls going over to his dad’s house a while back and chatting with a family friend, a World War II veteran named Gardner.

    “He was about to turn either 75 or 80,” Hussey says. “We were sitting around talking and he said, ‘I can’t believe it. I still feel like I just got back from the war. I should be in my 20s — and then I look in the mirror and see this face I don’t recognize.’ “

    That inspired Hussey, a commercial photographer, to capture the sentiment. He posed Gardner in this photo, and for the reflection, hired a model who looks the way Gardner feels.

    Does The Mirror Reflect How You Feel?

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