Two former Australian soldiers talk about the role played by Corporal Campbell in a controversial shootout with Indonesian troops in East Timor in 2001, in the film made by Sasha Uzunov, a former soldier who served two tours in East Timor.

Mr Uzunov said that on June 14, 2001, a small Australian army patrol of eight soldiers from 4 Section, 2 Platoon, Alpha Company, 4RAR, led by Corporal Campbell was attacked by militia near the Indonesian border.

Bambi's patrol used the radio call-sign One-Two-Alpha.

It was strongly believed that the militia were in fact Indonesian Special Forces, known as Kopassus, in disguise, Mr Uzunov said.

Because of the political and diplomatic implications, the nature of the contact was downplayed and those who took part in it had never been given proper recognition, he said.

Mr Uzunov said that at 12.50pm, One-Two-Alpha came under gunfire and grenade attack from a militia group consisting of five to eight men.

His film, he said, looks at the impact of conflict on the lives of younger veterans.

"I interviewed two participants, Scott Sherwin, now a family man living outside Newcastle, and Pete, who suffers from Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder (PTSD), and survives on a military pension in Melbourne's outer-eastern suburbs.

The United Nations investigated the shootout and Corporal Campbell received a UN Commander's Commendation Certificate but no Australian army bravery medal.

Sasha Uzunov is a freelance photo journalist and independent film maker who has also worked in Iraq and Afghanistan. A preview of his film can be viewed on www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj3wj5GrY so