Mounted on the wall to the left, just inside the main entrance.

A wooden printed plaque includes crossed U.S. and German flags, a Berlin Brigade patch, and the Tempelhof District crest of Berlin, with inscriptions in English and German. The plaque is from U.S. Berlin Brigade units, expressing appreciation for support from local communities, and was presented during Berlin Brigade withdrawal ceremonies in 1994.

The Berlin Brigade was a US Army brigade-sized unit based in West Berlin during the Cold War. After World War II, under the terms of the Yalta and Potsdam agreements, the Allied forces from the U.S., the United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union (later the Russian Federation) occupied sectors of Berlin. Under the treaties that enabled the reunification of Germany, all non-German military forces were required to leave Berlin. The Berlin Brigade was officially inactivated by President Bill Clinton on 6 July 1994.

Source of information: en.wikipedia.org

Source of photo: www.gedenktafeln-in-berlin.de

The officers and soldiers of United States Military Community Activities, Berlin Brigade, United States Army, recognize with sincere appreciation the support and friendship of the district of Berlin-Tempelhof. We now leave Berlin and proudly recall that our soldiers and your citizens together defended freedom and celebrate its triumph. United States Military Community Activities work is done, and Tempelhof faces many challenges ahead. We wish you success and peace remember the great American soldiers who served you well.

25 June 1994                    Stephen F. Dzincielewski, Captain, Commander USMCA

Die Offiziere und Soldaten der United States Military Community Activities der Berlin Brigade der Armee der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, möchten sich für die Unterstützung und Freundschaft des Bezirks Berlin - Tempelhof herzlich bedanken. Wir verlassen jetzt Berlin und denken mit Stolz daran, wie unsere Soldaten zusammen mit den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern Tempelhofs die Freiheit erfolgreich verteidigt haben. Die Arbeit der United States Military Community Activities ist vollbracht und Tempelhof hat noch viele Herausforderungen vor sich. Wir wünschen Ihnen Erfolg und Frieden - behalten Sie die hervorragenden amerikanischen Soldaten, die Ihnen so gut gedient haben, in lebendiger Erinnerung.

25. Juni 1994                    Stephen F. Dzincielewski, Hauptmann, Kommandeur USMCA