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He kept get- ting notices he was going to be transferred from there, but he said his commander would block them. Eventually the order came for him to be transferred, but he got lucky. The guy deciding where he would go was an old acquaintance from Thailand. So he was asked where he wanted to go. "I said rather than go to a normal installation I asked if there was anything differ- ent." Different, he got. He was assigned to the Amer- ican Embassy in Austra- lia. He had to get a high se- curity clearance to do the job. He worried it would fall through, but then he was handed a "lump of money and told go buy some suits and ties because you don't wear a uniform over there," said Hardin. "I don't think I wore a uni- form the whole time I was there except for special oc- casions." "You don't think about it, but everything is backward over there. Summer is win- ter, winter is summer and the farther south you go, the colder it gets and the farther north you go the warmer it gets." He said even school is backward. He had two daughters at this time. His oldest was five or six and his youngest about three. So the youngest learned to speak Australian. He said while they speak English it is different than spoken in the US. "My daughters both had Australian accents. I basical- ly had two Australian kids." While there, he handled logistics for the Embassy including travel for the Am- bassador. He had a three-year ex- tension and another one- year extension, totaling sev- en years in Australia. His daughter was an outstand- ing track performer, even winning a national champi- onship in age group compe- tition. They also excelled in school and music. It was cultural shock for he and his family when they were sent to North Caroli- na. Hardin said his youngest daughter had loved school in Australia, but hated it at first in North Carolina. "She would come home crying ev- ery day and just wouldn't go to school." Eventually they talked with the teacher and daugh- ter and school person- nel and found out she was struggling with the south- ern accent. 'She said they don't even spell things the way we do. They don't spell 'dog' like we do. I said sure they do, it is dog. She told me, "No they don't. They spell it dawg.'" A fter meeting with the teacher and some special effort on the teacher's part, his daughter fit it and start- ed liking school He eventually was as- signed to Korea during the end of his career and spent time there away from his family. In 1993, he got back to North Carolina and decid- ed it was time to retire after 24 years in the Air Force. He said the night he went to get a U-Haul to move back to Pike County, his father died. When he came back to Pike County he said he was burned out after 24 years of high adrenaline military life. His wife got a job at Walmart as a Pharmacy Technician and told him to take some time off. So he took six months off and never shaved or got a haircut. He said he was near- ly a dead ringer for Charles Manson. But after taking six month off, he also went to work for Walmart. He builds bicycles and other items for Walmart. "I have worked there near- ly as many years as I was in the Air Force and I'm get- ting ready to retire again," said Hardin. I never regretted it or looked back. I enjoyed about every minute of it," said Har- din. "It is the proudest thing I have ever done for my coun- try. I will never be able to do anything that will match that." Margaret and Tim Harin dressed up at an Air Force function. The two have been married 43-years. "I have dragged her all over the world," said Hardin. HARDIN Continued from page 3 Driver downs power lines in Velpen while following bad GPS directions By Andy Heuring A truck driver, who was following his GPS, to- re down power lines and snapped a utility pole in Velpen on Monday morn- ing. Robin Irvin, 54, of Mis- souri, was trying to find an address in Terre Haute, but instead was in Velpen. Pike County Deputy Brad Jenkins said Irvin had typed a street address in- to his GPS, but hadn't put the town. He was wanting to go Terre Haute, instead it had Irvin turning onto First St. in Velpen. When he did, his trailer caught on a low hanging power line of Vectren's and a line from Frontier. Jenkins said it snapped a pole and dropped the lines for several blocks near First and Walnut sts. He said it also pulled the elec- trical service from one house at 4590 S. First St. Jenkins said the utility pole fell on Irvin's truck and power lines were on the truck as well. He stayed in the truck because of the lines on it. It took between 90 and 120 minutes for Vectren to arrive and get the wires up and open the area up to traffic again. The incident was report- ed at 8:40 a.m. Jenkins said no one was injured in the accident. Peoria man arrested for possession By James Capozella A traffic stop for speed- ing on I-69 by Deputy Sher- iff Dallas Killian resulted in possession of marijua- na charges for Michael Ar- ness Smith, Jr., 25, of Sei- bold St., Peoria, Ill. The Friday evening stop near mile marker 42.5 brought Deputy Buck Seger and K9 Officer Bleck to the scene due to the strong odor of marijuana. Smith advised officers there was no marijuana in the vehicle, but K9 Bleck indicated otherwise. Dep- uty Killian reported that it took Smith two miles to stop and that the sun roof was open despite the 40 -degree temperature. A fter Smith again stated there was no marijuana in the vehicle, officers recov- ered a sandwich baggie containing a green leafy substance that tested pos- itive for marijuana. Offi- cers also located a marijua- na cigarette in the center console ashtray, according to the report. When asked if it was his, Smith ad- vised that it was his birth- day blunt. He was then transport- ed to the Pike County Se- curity Center and charged with possession of marijua- na under 30 grams. Warren arrested for never being licensed By James Capozella Petersburg Police officer Jared Simmons arrested Terry L. Warren, 34, of 23 Sundale Trailer Ct., Wash- ington, for resisting law en- forcement and operator nev- er licensed. The arrest oc- curred this past Thursday after a traffic stop at Hwy 61 and Walnut Street in Pe- tersburg. Officer Simmons stopped a Chevy van for a broken tail light and for making a left turn from the straight lane onto Hwy 61. Simmons advised War- ren that his actions could have caused a traffic colli- sion. Warren stated he did not know there was a desig- nated turn lane. Simmons asked for Warren's driv- er's license and he stated he had an Indiana identi- fication card. Central Dis- patch advised Simmons that none of the occupants in the van possessed val- id driver's licenses and that Warren hadn't ever re- ceived a license. Once Warren was ad- vised he was going to jail due to having never been licensed, he began to yell and refused to get out of the van while he was given the opportunity to make a call, according to the report. When officer Simmons asked Warren to exit the ve- hicle, Warren became bel- ligerent to Simmons and his friend in the passenger seat. Warren stated "no" to the officer's request to exit the van and screamed loud- er, yelling he wasn't getting out, according to the re- port. Simmons then forci- bly removed Warren from his vehicle after he active- ly resisted. Warren was transport- ed to the Pike County Se- curity Center and charged with Operator Never Li- censed and Resisting Law Enforcement. Tim Hardin standing in front of the plane used by the US Ambassador to Aus- tralia. Hardin served seven years at the United State's Embassy in Australia.