Remember the Arizona

by lifelongvike on Dec 7, 2009 9:01 AM CST

When Pearl Harbor was attacked the USS Arizona was a sitting duck in the harbor of Hawaii. The ship is now a floating monument. Yet even though it was destroyed the memory was a rallying point for the US Navy throughout the Pacific battles during WWll. Perhaps, Viking fans and the team can now realize that we can be attacked. We have two choices. Fight back or die. From this point on in the season it will be scratching and clawing in the trenches. Fighting hard to make difficult catches. Concentrating on every play to avoid making the big mistake. Just a week ago I posted about how battle-ready the Viking team seemed to be. Well we were in our first battle. Lets move forward to win the war.

"Remember Arizona" is a war cry I would not mind having all of Viking Nation pick up and scream out for the rest of the season.

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by mjmrad on Dec 7, 2009 12:15 PM CST reply actions

Wow I felt a tear well up.

by Grime on Dec 7, 2009 12:16 PM CST reply actions

If we can get this level of emotional support....

Would be great….

Some fans I think were shell-shocked a lot from last night….

Hopefully now able to think rationally again and get behind our team….

Even to the point of supporting rivals like Green Bay to get us the best seed for the playoffs!

Oooof! Did I just say that?oooof….

Will bet watching the game tomorrow AM here…..as it should be this season is just warming up as always in December!

Cheers!

I would rather be IN the Arena than watching from the stands...That is my life!
* Read Teddy Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" if you need further explanation...

by vikingfanfrom afar on Dec 7, 2009 12:22 PM CST reply actions

"Fight back or die"?

Well it’s a helluva lot better than “I’m going to cry,” that someone posted last night, but our backs are not up against the wall here. We are 10-2 and very comfortably in the lead of the NFC North.

Skol!

"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?" -Joe Kapp

by less cowbell, more 'neau on Dec 7, 2009 12:25 PM CST reply actions

Am I the only one

Who feels uncomfortable with any level of comparison of a game to Pearl Harbor and the the entombment of ~2000 men in a sunken ship? tT the point of making it a :’war cry" we repeat for the rest of the season?

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but … really, I just can’t bring myself to go there along with you. I’ve personally known people who were at Pearl Harbor on 12/7/41

by puddnhead on Dec 7, 2009 12:42 PM CST reply actions

I felt the same way, honestly.

Football =/= Pearl Harbor.

Yeah, I know, party pooper and all, but it just feels weird. Some things are more important.

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http://www.vikingvigil.com

Skol Vikings!
Woot Woot!

by Manimal on Dec 7, 2009 1:06 PM CST up reply actions

This is why I spoke of emotion....

Always will support Vikes….The emotion I speak of above is just that….Not same degree nor circumstance….But I do understand what the point….

Real hard to get anyone to give that yell when the only team that beat them up this year is Arizona…..I doubt many would buy into this….

Plus disregards the possible mixed message between reality (serious stuff) and a game (I support the Vikes ’til the end but it IS a game)….

I would rather be IN the Arena than watching from the stands...That is my life!
* Read Teddy Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" if you need further explanation...

by vikingfanfrom afar on Dec 7, 2009 1:25 PM CST up reply actions

Clarification a bit....

Bottom line would rather use Man in the Arena analogy for any battle cry…think fits better….no mixed message…just IMO….

I would rather be IN the Arena than watching from the stands...That is my life!
* Read Teddy Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" if you need further explanation...

by vikingfanfrom afar on Dec 7, 2009 1:26 PM CST up reply actions

Wasn't that the ship where everyone got eaten by sharks?

by Grime on Dec 7, 2009 1:23 PM CST reply actions

Today, December 7th, is a good day to read about it

Sharks had nothing to do with it. The The USS Arizona

by medicineball on Dec 7, 2009 1:45 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah I know it was teh Indianapolis I think that happened to.

My funny meter must be petering out. Will have to get a refill..

by Grime on Dec 10, 2009 8:50 AM CST up reply actions

You should have used a visual reference. LOL

"What is best in life?"
"To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women."

by cryhavoc on Dec 10, 2009 1:57 PM CST up reply actions

That's sad

Forget “Remember Arizona” but do remember Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona! WWII sacrifices > football

"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?" -Joe Kapp

by less cowbell, more 'neau on Dec 7, 2009 1:52 PM CST up reply actions

No,

You’re thinking of the “Indianapolis”.

"What is best in life?"
"To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women."

by cryhavoc on Dec 7, 2009 2:05 PM CST up reply actions

As a Navy Vet

during the Vietnam conflict I certainly meant no offense with the Post.
Fight on Vikes.

by lifelongvike on Dec 7, 2009 1:55 PM CST reply actions

As an Air Force vet

20 years and retired, I took no offense. It was a fine thought, bud.

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!

by DCPurple on Dec 9, 2009 7:00 AM CST up reply actions

Hey, I know

I’m sorry if I came off too heavy. I think it kinda depends if you have some kind of connection to the event. My uncle’s neighbor was on a destroyer in the harbor, and told a few (no doubt very edited) stories when I was a kid, and my dad had two uncles (who he used to tell me stories about) die in the Pacific theater fighting the Japanese, so I do, sorta. One great uncle was a medic shot in the back by a sniper as he carried a stretcher. But if you had said “Remember the Maine!” (Spanish American War, 1898), I doubt I would have had the same reaction. So I can see how different people would react in different ways.

Maybe this analogy brings it home for more people: What if we play the Giants in week 2 of next season and both Williams get hurt. If someone said a good battle cry for the reast of the season might be “Remember the twin towers going down in Newe York!” we all would probably go “ewww” right?

by puddnhead on Dec 9, 2009 8:16 PM CST up reply actions

No issue

Every time one posts, the risk is always out there to offend without malice. The fans on this site are quite respectful of each other and your posts are as well written and well meaning as the other numerous posters. I totally get your point.

I actually hate to rattle on further because we need to move on to beating Cincy this week. But just to demonstrate how one word can make a difference I want to point out that I took the word " the" out of the slogan to differentiate the two events. I thought the “word play” was clever enough ( clever is rarely my strong suit) to overcome the subject matter. Being it was Pearl Harbor Day ( December 7) and my Vikings had just been attacked I couldn’t resist. Anyway enough of this stuff. Lets figure outa way to beat Cincy.

by lifelongvike on Dec 10, 2009 6:56 AM CST up reply actions