HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Air Force Cadet Nicolle Vella, a member of the Massachusetts National Guard, is now a student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst where she is studying journalism and political science. Vella’s road to success at the university has been a long and winding one, but rewarding nonetheless. (Massachusetts National Guard

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