Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This week in history: Audacity on land and sea.

An outgunned Navy ship captured a British vessel in 1778, and Marines seized a fortress on foreign soil in 1805.

That fierce competitive edge lives on with veterans racing at Talladega this week. The mission is always victory.

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