Police and firefighters standing at attention.

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Today, long after the soldiers who rode him have turned to dust, Comanche's taxidermy body remains standing to attention at Kansas University's Natural History Museum.

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The next time you are standing in the security line at a U.S airport, pay attention to the TSA instructions.

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