Newfield High School senior Ally Short, 16, will sing the national anthem on Sept. 11 at the firehouse in Selden. Her father was with the NYPD during 9/11 and is now retired. Ally sang for Newsday on Aug. 19. Credit: Newsday / Reece T. Williams/Reece T. Williams

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