Submitted: Jul 1, 2008 - A three-decade Army veteran called a "steel spine" by the defense secretary says he and most other soldiers would prefer never to deploy and fight again because they are tired, understaffed and underequipped. "We, the Army, have been rode hard and put up wet," said Command Sgt. Maj. Neil L. Ciotola, Fort Hood's senior noncommissioned officer. "We're catching ourselves coming and going. ... In…