Sgt. Sam Palazzolo currently is serving in Iraq with the Army National Guard.
Palazzolo is a 2005 graduate of Oakville Senior High School.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 26, 2004, according to a news release. His grandfather Joseph T. Dempsey enlisted in the U.S. Army in World War II 61 years earlier on the exact day — May 26, 1943.
Palazzolo is following in his grandfather’s footsteps to proudly serve his country, the release stated.