09/03/2026
One of the 48 flags at The Waters at Lake Anna flies for Robert Werries — a WWII B-17 waist gunner who spent decades after that working behind secured doors for Strategic Air Command.
"𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙮—𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧," says his son Paul.
📸 Above: Paul Werries (Robert's son); Photo by Charlie Weiss
Curious why? Read Robert's full story here: https://lakeannabreeze.com/article/one-flag-one-story-robert-werries