WHCA has played an unremarked , but significant role in many historical events , including : World War II , the Korean War , the Vietnam War , Panama and Guatemala , Operation Just Cause , Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm , and Operation Restore Hope in Somalia . WHCA was also a key player in documenting the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the attempted assassinations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan . Richard Nixon awarded the agency the Presidential Unit Citation in recognition of their performance during his 1972 visit to China
assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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