Makore matatu gare gare, Carney, zvino ava lieutenant colonel, akasarudzwazve nokuda kwebasa rinotyisidzira zvikuru, risingazivikanwi, rinokosha mazuva maviri pamberi pokupinda kweGrenada kwaitungamirirwa neU.S.
. Carey akanga ari mukuru mukuru wechikwata cheAir Force Combat Controllers neNavy SEALs vakapiwa basa rokuongorora nhandare itsva yakanga ichivakwa paPoint Salines kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero kwechitsuwa cheEastern Caribbean. Basa ravo ravakagoverana rakanga riri rokusarudza kuti chivako chacho chakadzivirirwa sei uye kana nzira yokumhanyira isina kupedzwa yaizotsigira uremu hwendege dzokutakura dzehondo dzeAmerica. Vaizogadzirawo zviratidzo zvokufambisa zvaizotungamirira zvikepe zvacho kuti zviende kwazvaida kuenda. Muchiitiko chacho, pana October 23, 1983, musangano wamasikati weparachuti weSEALs navachengeti vana vakamirira vari mungarava yeUSS Clifton Sprague kure nemhenderekedzo yegungwa yeGrenada wakashata mumamiriro okunze akashata. Kuronga kusina kururama, zvokushandisa zvisina kukwana nokurovedzwa uye rombo rakaipa zvakagoverawo kurufu rwunonyudza rwavana veSEALs vasvika. Boka rakabatana raiva nenhengo 20 rakapona rakaedza kaviri kusvika pachitsuwa chacho nechikepe chiduku chaibva muchikepe cheNavy usiku hwakatevedzana, asi zvose zviri zviviri zvakavhiringidzwa nemamiriro okunze akaipa, rombo rakaipa uye zvinetso zvemidziyo. Kuongorora kwakatangira kupinda kwakapedzisira kwaitwa neAir Force AC-130 kubva mudenga panzvimbo.