Answer:
Iron on a mammal. Mammal on your feet.
A mile from end to end, yet as close to as a friend. A precious commodity, freely given. Seen on the dead and on the living. Found on the rich, poor, short and tall, but shared among children most of all.
What can stand in place of a country but still fold away in a drawer?
Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
An open ended barrel, it is shaped like a hive. It is filled with the flesh, and the flesh is alive.
If you can spot one of these eastern warriors, it means they're not doing their job right.