South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Oakville High graduate currently serving in Iraq

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.