Vince Gill Honors Pearl Harbor Hero George W. Blake With Heartfelt Tribute Song, “The Watch Has Ended”.LC
With a soul full of emotion and deep reverence, Vince Gill composed the song “The Watch Has Ended” as a solemn farewell to George W. Blake — the brave soldier who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor.
On December 7, 1941, amid the fire and chaos, Blake stood firm at his post — as America’s innocence burned away, the unyielding spirit of a nation was born. For decades afterward, he carried with him the memory of 1,177 fallen comrades, not as a wound, but as a sacred mission — to remind the world that freedom always comes at a price.
The song “The Watch Has Ended” rises like a candle in the dark — illuminating memory, honoring courage, humility, and the quiet strength that shaped history. With a heartfelt melody, soulful vocals, and lyrics that flow like a prayer, Vince Gill wrote not just for one man, but for an entire generation who held on to faith amid the fires of their time.
“His watch has ended,” Gill wrote. “But his spirit still sails beneath the starry skies of America.”
