Posted: 07:39 PM ET
By Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. Army will report Thursday the highest level of suicides among its soldiers since it began tracking the rate 28 years ago, CNN has learned.

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Statistics obtained by CNN show that the Army will report 128 confirmed suicides last year and another 15 suspected suicides in cases under investigation among active-duty soldiers and activated National Guard and reserves.

The confirmed rate of suicides was 20.2 per 100,000.

In 2007, the Army reported 115 confirmed suicides, the highest level since 1980, when it began tracking suicides.