The NC 719 checkpoint was minuscule compared to the massive I-85 blockade just a few miles away. The NC 719 checkpoint consisted of two soldiers, two halogen flood lamps, and two Humvees. Concrete highway dividers and rolls of barbwire blocked off both lanes of the small road. A sign in the middl...
It was clean, polished, and had all of its windows darkly tinted. It looked remarkably out of place amongst all of the big rigs and worn-out cars. Needless to say, it turned quite a few heads and captured quite a bit of attention. As it passed in fr...