Veterans coming back from long overseas tours must cope with changes theyâ??ve undergone in dangerous, foreign environments, and in the way life at home has changed as well. Federal, state and county agencies have been preparing for their return, offering services that include preferential job placement and training and free college tuition with the added new benefit of money for living expenses. In addition to covering up to 100 percent of tuition, the federal GI Bill also pays for living expenses. In Madison, the stipend is $1,239 a month, said John Bechtol, assistant dean of students for veterans affairs at UW-Madison.
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