Army suicide rate at a three-decade high

In November, local anti-war activists and concerned members of the armed forces organized a grim exhibition at Avila University, calling attention to the rising rate of soldier suicide. “The War Within” featured pairs of ghostly white combat boots, displaying in stark imagery the 48 soldiers from Kansas and Missouri who committed suicide after serving in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. 

The Army is expected to announce later today that this disturbing trend is only worsening.  

National wires are reporting that the Army will confirm another increase in soldier suicide rates in 2008. CNN says 128 soldiers killed themselves last year and another 15 cases are under review. That’s up from 115 confirmed suicides in 2007.

We’ll post the full report once it’s released.