George A Tyger

Full name: Rev. George A. Tyger

George Tyger stands against a blue background in his dress uniform, which includes many military insignia.

Chaplain (Major) George Tyger (he/him/his), LMFTA, is a United States Army Chaplain. He currently serves as the Family Life Chaplain for the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) in Fort Bragg, NC. While he resides in NC, his home is with the love of his life, Jennifer, and son Adin in Harker Heights, TX.

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Memorial Day is not to be celebrated. It is to be observed, scrutinized, and witnessed on behalf of the true witnesses of our human failure to love our neighbor as ourselves.

Reflection | By George A Tyger | May 26, 2021 | From Braver/Wiser

The first stop on U.S. soil after a deployment is the airport. From there, it’s all downhill until you get to see your family and loved ones again. But the airport is its own scene when you’re a soldier in uniform. On my trip home, I’m reminded of the last time I was in the airport—returning...

Meditation | By George A Tyger | May 18, 2015 | From WorshipWeb

As I ride through Kandahar City’s Sub-District 9, I see a naked dust-covered kid playing along the road. That is not the strangest thing. But when he picks up a large rock and hurls it at the truck, I wonder aloud, “What the hell? Who lets their kid run around naked throwing rocks? What kind of...

Meditation | By George A Tyger | May 18, 2015 | From WorshipWeb

I lean back in the chair and exhale a long breath of thick white cigar smoke into the night sky. It rises upward, swirls in a light breeze, and disappears. I think to myself, “Damn this is a good cigar, a good night, and a good place to be for these few moments.” Earlier today, I walked through...

Meditation | By George A Tyger | May 18, 2015 | From WorshipWeb

I have purchased a set of Islamic prayer beads from one of our local shop owners. The set has ninety-nine beads, one for each of the names of God in Islam....

Meditation | By George A Tyger | May 18, 2015 | From WorshipWeb

My son has sent me a “Build-A-Bear.” Dressed in the latest digital camouflage ACUs.* (Build-A-Bear hasn’t yet caught up with multicam.) It came with a note in my eight-year-old’s handwriting: “Press left paw for I love you and I miss you.” Sure enough, when I press the left paw, my...

Meditation | By George A Tyger | May 18, 2015 | From WorshipWeb

I sit alone, planning the rest of the day. Last night, I was joking and smoking, in broken Pashto, with the resident contingent of the AUP.* I introduced them to the beauty of Dominican tobacco, hand-rolled and perfectly aged. They all seemed to enjoy this symbol of Western democratic values, the...

Meditation | By George A Tyger | May 18, 2015 | From WorshipWeb

“You sargin or commandant?” a young Afghan lieutenant asks as he points to the cross on my chest. I try to explain what a chaplain is. In the end, he suggests Army mullah, and I agree. Not the most accurate description, but the most meaningful for him. Chaplain has little meaning for him.

Meditation | By George A Tyger | May 17, 2015 | From WorshipWeb

Oh power of springtime, Spirit of green grasses and warm breezes; Goddess of creativity of birth of life renewed You sing all about us at this time. The birds call your sacred name. Buds burst forth with your vestment....

Prayer | By George A Tyger | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb

Easy answers lead to difficult questions. So why not just start with the questions?

By George A Tyger | May 26, 2013 | From Spirit

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