Colonel Todd Sunday

Colonel Todd Sunday received his commission as an Infantry Officer from Missouri State
University in 2001. COL Sunday’s first assignment was to the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division (Stryker). Following a combat deployment to Iraq, he graduated from the Special
Forces Qualification course in 2006.
COL Sunday served in the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) as an Assistant Operations
Officer, Detachment Commander of Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha (ODA),
and Company XO. His other assignments include Small Group Instructor, Company
Commander, Battalion XO, and Group Operations officer at the United States Army John F.
Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS). COL Sunday commanded the
Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 82d Airborne Division. Prior to attending the U.S.
Army War College, he served as the Deputy Director of Operations and the Chief of Current
Operations, Special Operations Command Africa.
He deployed twice to combat in Afghanistan and once to Peru with Special Forces. Most
recently, COL Sunday deployed in support of the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021 and then to
Poland in anticipation of the impending Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 with the 82nd
Airborne Division.
COL Sunday is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses; Airborne
School; Ranger School; Special Forces Qualification Course; Special Forces Underwater
Operations Course; Special Operations Jumpmaster Course; and Command and General
Staff College-Distance Learning. He holds a Master of Sciences degree in Defense and
Strategic Studies from Missouri State University and a Master of Strategic Studies from the
U.S. Army War College.
COL Sunday’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (1
OLC), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Master Parachutist Badge, Special Operations
Diver Qualification Badge, Combat and Expert Infantryman Badges, Ranger Tab, and Special
Forces Tab.
COL Sunday and his wife Elizabeth have a teenage son, Steven. Together, they honor the
memory of Rileigh, a loving daughter and sister. Her struggle with Leukemia ended in
September 2017.