Friends and family of Marine Cpl. Todd Simpson Love plan to gather in Cobb County Saturday for the long awaited homecoming of a hometown hero.

Love, 20, was severely injured in October 2010 in Afghanistan, where he lost both legs and much of his left arm in combat.

This will be his first time home after months of recuperation and many surgeries at Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Maryland.  He's expected to arrive about noon at McCullom Airport, with a reception to be held at Dallas Landing Park in Acworth to follow.