Oficir jugoslovenske vojske, Bratić je predvodio tenkovsku jedinicu koja je učestvovala u napadu srpskih snaga na grad Vukovar na istoku Hrvatske 1991. godine, tokom kog je i poginuo.
A Yugoslav Army officer, Bratic headed a tank unit that took part in the attack by Serb forces on the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar in 1991, during which he died.