Good on you man, I have been doing the same and I am in Australia (Where we had a mandated mask policy) We still do, but no longer outside. Only indoors.
I was in a thrift store looking for some new vinyl records yesterday, about 15 people in the small store, all wearing masks.
I took mine off and made it verbally clear to the person I was with "I'm taking this fucking commie mask off"
Not a single word throughout my shop. It was liberating.
I'm Australian.
I believe one year in the U.S military grants you citizenship but I could be wrong.