A museum will preserve Loring’s military dog cemetery

A museum will preserve Loring’s military dog cemetery

LIMESTONE, Maine — The Loring Air Museum is adding another piece of military history to its treasures. The museum and developer Green 4 Maine finalized a 99-year lease this week that grants the museum oversight of the Sentry Dog Cemetery. Of nearly 100 dogs that guarded the former Loring Air Force Base with their handlers, about 14 died while stationed there and are buried in the small memorial plot. The site has seen periods of renewal and disr…