1991 - USCG & Desert Storm "First Flags to Fly by water in Free Kuwait!" by BM1 Mel Emond, USCGR. CGRU Station New Haven, CT; "Following Desert Storm, the first boat into Kuwait was a Coast Guard boat. Upon touching shore, Raider coxswain BM1 Mel Emond put up the national and CG ensigns, the first flags to fly in free Kuwait by water. Also pictured is LCDR Mark Zecco of Leavenworth, KS."