A 2003 Freedom Area High School graduate was killed in Afghanistan Wednesday by a roadside bomb.Army Sgt. Josh Rimer, 24, was riding with his battalion Wednesdayin one of the escort vehicles for the convoy when he was killed by an improvised explosive device, said his father, Jim Rimer of New Sewickley Township.

Rimer joined the military right out of high school and spent his first tour of duty in Iraq. After re-enlisting, he continued to serve in Iraq until February, when he was transferred to Afghanistan.