I am embarrassed, I may not even have the image right side up.
My mother passed away and I just started unboxing some of the Japanese things she left me. There was a small wooden box with a bronze statue of a gun. Looks like some kind of war souvenir. The message posted above was inside the box. enclosed message was inside. There is writing on the outside of the box at at the base of the statue also. I can post it in another posting.
My mother was a Nisei, sadly, she never taught us to read or write Japanese - only English.
Anyway, if someone has the time, I would be curious to see what the message says.
Thanks!!