Chicago soldier killed in Iraq

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Chicago man was among five soldiers from Fort Riley’s 1st Infantry Division who were killed Monday in Iraq.

Division officials said Thursday that the men were killed when insurgents launched an attack on their base. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment.

The Chicagoan killed was 26-year-old Pfc. Michael Olivieri. Also killed were Spc. Emilio Campo of Minnesota, Pfc. Michael Cook of Ohio, Pfc. Christopher Fishbeck of California and Spc. Robert Hartwick of Ohio.

The soldiers deployed to Iraq in November 2010. They were part of a brigade assigned to support the development of Iraq forces and the improvement of civilian life in central Iraq.

Each of the soldiers had served less than two years. They were also on their first deployment.