Secret901, thanks for the quick replies. Here is a message from someone else:

Chao anh !
     Toi rat vui da nhan duoc thu lam quen , nhung khong tra loi thu
anh duoc , vi Me toi dang nam binh vien , thanh that xin loi ...neu
anh biet tieng Viet thi tot qua ..vi toi khong biet tieng Anh ..hinh
anh rat dep , cam on anh da cho toi biet ve anh , hy vong chung ta se
hieu nhau ,
    Vai hang den anh , Chuc anh may man tren moi phuong dien ,
    
                       Mong tin

Hi again iguazu-ga,

Below is the translation.  Keep in mind that the Vietnamese text is
without the required diacritics.

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Greetings!

I was very happy to receive your letter introducing yourself, but
wasn't able to reply to you, because my mother is in the hospital, I
sincerely apologize...it's great if you know Vietnamese...because I
don't know English...your photo[s] is/are very beautiful. Thank you
for telling me about yourself, I hope we will understand each other.
I wish you luck in all aspects,
Hope to hear from you
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