Former Gallup resident Pete Espinosa, shown in this Nov. 8, 2005 photo, was a WWII veteran and a survivor of the Bataan Death March. Espinosa died Thursday. [Independent File Photo] Full Story

Gallup's year of conflict: ABOVE: Former Gallup mayor Emmitt Garcia recounts his experiences Thursday afternoon to a standing-room only crowd at Universtiy of New Mexico-Gallup's Calvin Hall, talking about his kidnapping and the ensuing gun battle between police and two Native American Activists Larry Casuseand Robert Nakaidene in March of 1973. Casuse was killed during the incident and Garcia still has 56 shotgun pellets in his body from being shot by Nakaidene. BELOW: Former Gallup mayor Emmitt Garcia recounts his experiences Thursday afternoon to a standing-room-only crowd at University of New Mexico-Gallup's Calvin Hall. [Photos by Jeff Jones/Independent]